Sweet 'N' Sour Sausage Recipe

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A sweet sauce and merry Christmas colors make this fruit-and-sausage combo a trusted holiday crowd-pleaser. Hearty enough to serve for brunch, it always disappears in a twinkling!

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Sweet 'N' Sour Sausage Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4-6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cans (8 ounces each) pineapple chunks
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 large green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 packages (8 ounces each) brown-and-serve sausage links
1/2 cup maraschino cherries, halved

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set the pineapple and juice aside. In a large saucepan, combine the cornstarch, salt, maple syrup, water, vinegar and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the green pepper; cook 2 minutes longer.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, brown sausage over medium heat; drain. Cut each link into thirds. Add the sausage, cherries and reserved pineapple to saucepan; heat through. Yield: 4-6 servings.

Originally published as Sweet 'N' Sour Sausage in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2003, p31